Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-09

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The charts below give information on the location and types of dance classes young people in a town in Australia are currently attending.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The pie chart illustrates, the locations of the dance classes including kids under 11 and the age group from 11-12. The bar chart given below shows three types of dance classes in a town in australia.

Overall, most of the dance classes took place in private studios wherease the lowest percentage of dance classes were held in college-based studios.Moreover, ballet dance were more common in individuals who were 11 or younger similarly the age group 11-16 usually took modern dance classes.

The percentage of private studios was the highest, at roughly 48%, while the school halls(after school) were used by around 24%. Meanwhile, community halls and college based studios were the least populer, at 18% and 10% respectively.

The bar chart shows, three types of dance classes one of them is ballet which is more common in kids aged under 11 as there were 600 students as compared to the group of 11-16 as they were 300. Additionally,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main location pattern accurately: private studios account for the largest share (48%), while college-based studios are lowest (10%), and you include the school and community figures. You also make a relevant comparison for ballet, reporting 600 students under 11 versus 300 aged 11–16. However, the overview misstates the age range as “11-12” in the introduction, and says ballet was more common among those “11 or younger” while the chart labels this group “Under 11.” More importantly, the response stops before reporting the tap and modern figures, so the age-group chart is only partly summarised; the claim that older students “usually took modern” is not supported as a full comparison. Cover all three dance styles and give a precise overview of their contrasting patterns to develop the response more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of the location chart and the bar chart. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Moreover,” and “Meanwhile” help signal relationships between points. However, progression is incomplete: the final paragraph ends with “Additionally,” and does not finish the discussion, leaving the bar-chart information without a clear conclusion. Some connections are also awkward or repetitive, and the overview combines several claims without clearly distinguishing the two charts. Organise the body into complete paragraphs, report all three dance styles in a logical sequence, and use transitions only where they clarify a comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough task-related vocabulary to communicate the main information, including “private studios,” “school halls,” “percentage,” and “students,” and you attempt some variation with phrases such as “more common” and “were used.” However, the range is limited and several choices or spellings reduce precision: “dance classes took place” is less exact than describing where classes were held, “popular” is misspelled as “populer,” and “individuals” sounds unnatural for the age groups shown. “Ballet dance” is also an awkward label. Use concise chart language such as “accounted for,” “the most popular style,” and “students aged 11–16,” while checking spelling and avoiding unnecessary repetition.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a comparison with “as compared to,” and most of the intended meaning can be understood. However, errors in sentence construction and punctuation are noticeable. The opening comma in “The pie chart illustrates, the locations” is incorrect, and “ballet dance were” has a subject–verb agreement error. The overview also runs “studios.Moreover” together without a space, while the final sentence is left unfinished after “Additionally,”. There are some attempts to combine ideas, but control is uneven. Practise accurate agreement and complete sentence boundaries, and proofread commas and full stops so that each comparison forms a complete, clear sentence.

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